{"id":6414,"date":"2018-10-25T09:21:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tecklyfe.com\/?p=6414"},"modified":"2018-10-25T09:21:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:21:57","slug":"how-to-block-problematic-windows-updates-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tecklyfe.com\/how-to-block-problematic-windows-updates-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Problematic Windows Updates in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.tecklyfe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/windows-show-hide-updates.png\" alt=\"windows show hide updates diag cab\" width=\"569\" height=\"439\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6415\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>In the life of Windows, there may come a time when you need to block a specific update in Windows Updates.  You used to be able to do this directly in the Windows Update app in previous versions of Windows, but it isn&#8217;t so easy in Windows 10.  The issue I came across recently was that Microsoft decided to &#8220;update&#8221; my Intel Display Driver to one that was over a year old from 2017 while I&#8217;m running Windows 10 October 2018 Update.  This caused a lot of graphics distortions and a garbled Start Menu which made Windows almost unusable.  I could install the most recent Intel driver directly from Intel, but as soon as Windows Updates started, it would reinstall that old driver which obviously wasn&#8217;t compatible with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Block\/Hide Problematic Windows Updates in Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.tecklyfe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/windows-show-hide-updates-2.png\" alt=\"windows 10 hide updates\" width=\"568\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6416\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the <a href=\"http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/F\/2\/2\/F22D5FDB-59CD-4275-8C95-1BE17BF70B21\/wushowhide.diagcab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Windows Show or Hide Updates Diagnostic CAB<\/strong><\/a> file from Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Run the <strong>wushowhide.diagcab<\/strong> file and click <strong>Next <\/strong>on the first screen<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Hide Updates<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the box<\/strong> for the update you want to block and click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Close The Troubleshooter<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now your problematic Windows Update will be hidden from Windows Update.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Unblock\/Show Problematic Windows Updates in Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.tecklyfe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/windows-show-hide-updates-3.png\" alt=\"windows 10 show hidden updates\" width=\"569\" height=\"439\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6417\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Re-run the same Diagnostic CAB<\/strong> file that you downloaded from the previous steps and click <strong>Next <\/strong>on the first screen<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Show Hidden Updates<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the box<\/strong> for the update you want to unblock and click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Close The Troubleshooter<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now the next time you run Windows Update your update will re-appear.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Block All Driver Updates in Windows Updates Using Group Policy<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re running Windows 10 Anniversary Update 1607 or newer, you can set a Group Policy to block all driver updates in Windows Updates.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Group Policy Editor by clicking on <strong>Start<\/strong> and type <strong>gpedit.msc<\/strong> (if you&#8217;re an administrator in a business environment, you can set the policy to multiple computers by editing your Group Policy on your Domain Controller)<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Computer Configuration\\Administrative Templates\\Windows Components\\Windows Update<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>Do not include drivers with Windows Updates<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Set it to <strong>Enabled<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Restart your computer (if you set the group policy on a domain controller you can run gpupdate from a command prompt on a workstation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Block All Driver Updates in Windows Updates in Windows 10 Home Edition<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on <strong>Start <\/strong>and type <strong>regedit <\/strong>and open the Registry Editor<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WindowsUpdate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Right click<\/strong> and create a <strong>new 32Bit DWORD<\/strong> called <strong>ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Double-click on it and set the <strong>value <\/strong>to <strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re using Windows 10 64-bit, also navigate to <strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WindowsUpdate<\/strong> and <strong>create the same 32Bit DWORD<\/strong> and setting the value to <strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Restart your computer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the life of Windows, there may come a time when you need to block a specific update in Windows Updates. You used to be able to do this directly in the Windows Update app in previous versions of Windows, but it isn&#8217;t so easy in Windows 10. The issue I came across recently was that Microsoft decided to &#8220;update&#8221; my Intel Display Driver to one that was over a year old from 2017 while I&#8217;m running Windows 10 October 2018 Update. This caused a lot of graphics distortions and a garbled Start Menu which made Windows almost unusable. 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